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Chapter 9 EXS24 mkII 172
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Remote eld: Use to remotely change the pitch of complete EXS24 mkII instruments in real
time. You can dene a key on your MIDI keyboard that is used as the original, or “reference”
pitch. After the reference pitch is set, playing any of the keys in a range of ±1 octave above or
below this key changes the pitch of the entire instrument, rather than triggering a sample. This
is similar to the Pitch Bend function but is quantized to semitones.
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Glide and Pitcher sliders: Glide sets the time it takes to slide from one note pitch to another. Its
behavior depends on the Pitcher parameter setting.
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When Pitcher is centered, Glide determines the time it takes for the pitch to slide from one
note to another—the portamento time.
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When Pitcher is set to a position above the center value, Glide determines the time it takes
for the pitch to glide down from this higher value to the normal pitch value.
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When Pitcher is set to a position below the center value, the pitch glides from this lower
setting back up to the normal pitch value.
Pitcher can be modulated by velocity—the upper slider half determines the setting for
maximum velocity, the lower half for minimum velocity. By dragging the area between the
two slider segments, you can move both simultaneously. When the upper half of the Pitcher
slider is set above the center position and the lower half below the center position, lower
velocity values cause the pitch to rise from the lower setting up to the original note pitch,
whereas higher values cause it to fall from the higher setting down to the original note pitch.
When both halves of the Pitcher slider are set either below or above the centered position, a
low or high velocity will slide up or down to the original pitch. Depending on the position of
the upper and lower halves of the slider—relative to the center position—the time required
for the slide up or down to the original note pitch can be adjusted independently for both soft
and hard velocities.
Note: In Legato mode, Glide is active only on tied notes and envelopes are not retriggered
when tied notes are played. In other words, playing a series of tied notes results in only
a single envelope trigger. In Mono mode, Glide is always active and the envelopes are
retriggered by every note played.